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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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